Before we begin, please
make yourself comfortable
and complete the
STAR Pre-Test Quiz
Standardized Testing and
Reporting (STAR) Program
Pre-Test Workshop
January 2010
Objectives
STAR coordinators will:
• Follow correct, current STAR
procedures
• Ensure all materials are handled
securely and appropriately
• Provide training and monitoring
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Agenda
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Registration and Take Quiz
Introductions
Objectives and Agenda
New for STAR 2010
STAR Coordinator Responsibilities
Writing Tests
California Standards Tests (CSTs)
California Modified Assessment (CMA)
Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS)
Multiple-Choice Tests
California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA)
After Testing
Questions & Answers
Summary
Early Assessment Program (EAP) Tests
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New for STAR 2010
Overview
Coordinator
Manual (M)
• No 2010 STAR Pre-Test Videos
Page 2
(http://www.mavricmedia.com/startest)
• No CST or CMA writing test in grade 4
• No audio CDs
• Changes to answer documents or test booklets
 Separate CMA answer documents for grades 8–11
 Section 7c, “Assessed with CMA”
 Sections 8 and 9, “Ethnicity/Race”
 Version numbers on second and third pages
• Additional CMA tests
 CMA for English–Language Arts (ELA) in grade 9
 CMA for Life Science in grade 10
 CMA for Algebra I in grades 7–11
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New for STAR 2010
Videos 2010
• No updated videos; no DVDs
distributed
• “2010 STAR and CAPA” video
access Web page at
http://www.mavricmedia.com/startest
Includes Introduction, Site, and
Examiner Update documents
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New for STAR 2010
M2
• Changes to answer documents or test
booklets
 Separate CMA answer documents for grades
8–11
• Students taking one or more CMA tests will
need to return a CMA AND a CST answer
document
 Section 7c, “Assessed with CMA”
• Students in grades 4–7 taking a
CMA must complete Section 7c
• For grades 3 and 8–11, staff
must complete Section 7c on the
Quiz
CST for each of the CMA tests taken
(Q) #1
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New for STAR 2010
M 2, 112
• Changes to answer documents or
test booklets
Sections 8 and 9,
“Ethnicity/Race”
• Make sure that
students mark only
one circle in Section 8.
• Make sure students
mark at least one circle
in Section 9.
Q2
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New for STAR 2010
M2
• Changes to answer documents or
test booklets
Version
numbers on
second and
third pages
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STAR District Coordinator
Responsibilities
• Handle testing materials
 Ensure test security
 Receive, inventory, store, distribute,
track, collect, and return materials
• Coordinate testing schedule
• Coordinate collection of
demographic data
 Pre-ID (preferred)
 Or hand-mark answer documents
 Complete the Demographic Fields
Form
• Train site coordinators
Q3
 Train examiners
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M 10
STAR Site Coordinator Responsibilities
M 54
• Prevent errors
• Keep secure
• Verify materials are marked
correctly to ensure correct
student scores
• Guarantee correct enrollment counts
• Return materials promptly
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Writing Tests
• CST and CMA
• ONLY Grade 7
• Give correct test (CST or CMA)
See bottom of response
booklet and DFA
Q4
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M 31, 52
Writing Tests
• When?
 March 2
(makeup March 3)
 May 4
(makeup May 5)
Only if not in
session March 2
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After Writing Testing
M 34, 56
• If the student used a word processor:
Mark A3, “Accommodations and
Modifications,” D or T
If A3 is not marked, the test will not be
processed
• Return all materials with either the
scorables or nonscorables
• Return by
Q5
Sites: one day after testing
Districts: two days after testing
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STAR Program
Multiple-Choice Tests
M 4, 36
• CSTs
 Most students take CSTs
 Grades 2–11 unless taking CMA or CAPA
• CMA
 Grades 3–11; varies by grade and content area
 Must have IEP and meet eligibility criteria
• STS
 For Spanish-speaking English learners
 Grades 2–11
 Must also take CST and/or CMA
Q6
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California Standards Tests (CSTs)
• Grades 2–11 for most students
• Unless taking CMA or CAPA
• Subjects tested:
M 4, 36,
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 English–Language Arts: all grades
 Mathematics: grades 2–7 and end-of-course (EOC)
grades 7–11
 Science: grades 5, 8, 10, and EOC 9–11
 History–Social Science: grades 8, 11, and EOC 9–11
• See Matrix 1 and Matrix 2 “Allowable Test
Variations, Accommodations and Modifications”
at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sa
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Who Takes Which CST for Mathematics?
M 16,
81
• Grades 2–6: Grade-level test required
• Grade 7: Grade 7 math test or Algebra I required
• Grades 8–9: One of the following is required:
EOC CST for Mathematics; or
CST for Summative High School Mathematics
(grade 9 only); or
CST for General Mathematics (if no math course
or completing a course for which there is not an
EOC CST for Mathematics)
• Grades 10–11: One of the following is required:
EOC CST for Mathematics; or
CST for Summative High School Mathematics
No assessment required if not taking a
mathematics course
Q7
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Summative High School Mathematics
M 16, 81
Students in grades 9–11 will take the CST for
Summative High School Mathematics if:
 Previously completed Algebra I and Algebra II
and Geometry courses, and completing an
advanced mathematics course this year; or
 Previously completed a course aligned with the
Integrated Mathematics 3 test blueprint , and
completing an advanced mathematics course
this year; or
 Previously completed Algebra I and Algebra II
and Geometry courses and are taking no
mathematics course this year; or
 Previously completed a course aligned with the
Integrated Mathematics 3 test blueprint and are
taking no mathematics course this year.
 Previously took the CST for Summative High
School Mathematics.
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CST for Science
M 17, 82
• Required grade-level science
Grades 5, 8, 10: all students take grade-level
test
• Grades 9–11 EOC
Based on standards-based science course
completed during the school year or the
previous summer, whichever is more recent
If more than one standards-based science
taken, which test taken determined by district
• Mark correct EOC test and version number on
answer document
Q8
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EAP
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M 4,
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Grade 11 ONLY
To receive status for ELA, students must complete:
 Writing essay in March; and
 CST multiple choice questions; and
 Additional EAP multiple choice questions.
For mathematics, students must complete additional
questions on the EOC Algebra II or Summative High
School Mathematics
Students must mark ONLY ONE circle
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CMA Tests for 2010
M 4,
14, 72
• CMA for ELA in grades 3–9 (added grade 9)
CMA for Writing in grade 7
• CMA for Mathematics in grades 3–7
• CMA for Algebra I (EOC for grades 7–11) (new)
• CMA for Science in grades 5 and 8
• CMA for Life Science in grade 10 (new)
December 2009
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CMA Tests for 2011
• CMA for ELA in grades 3–11 (add grades 10
and 11)
• CMA for Mathematics in grades 3–7
• CMA for Algebra I (EOC for grades 7–11)
• CMA for Geometry (EOC for grades 8–11) (new)
• CMA for Science in grades 5 and 8
• CMA for Life Science in grade 10
December 2009
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Who Takes CMA?
M 14,
72, 89
• Students:
 Have an IEP
 Meet the SBE-adopted eligibility criteria
 Enrolled in grades 3–11
 May take CMA for some subjects, CST for other
subjects
 Must take grade-level CSTs when a CMA is not
offered
 May have previously taken CMA, regardless of score
 Not eligible to take CAPA
• IEP specifies CMA and subject(s)
• No modifications
• Allowable Testing Variations and Accommodations for
the 2010 CMA is available on the STAR Web site at
http://www.startest.org/pdfs/CMA.acc_table.2010.doc
Q9
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CMA Materials 2010
• CMA booklets for grade 3
 Separate scorable test booklet
 Must also return CST test booklet if test is taken
• CST answer documents
 7c for CMA tests taken
• CMA for Grades 4–7
CST and CMA in same answer document
Q1
December 2009
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CMA Materials for 2010
• CMA for Grades 8–11
Separate answer documents and test
booklets
Must return CST answer document (all
students will take one or more gradelevel CSTs or EOC in either EOC
mathematics, science, and/or history–
social science)
Single DFA covers 9–11
Q 10
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CST/CMA Answer Document
Right inside
CMA section
has:
• Different
subject icons
from CST
• Alternate row
shading for
the response
bubbles
• Three answer
choices
• Fewer
number of
questions
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CMA Grade 7 Mathematics
Answer Document
Grade 7 math and Algebra I have different
numbers of questions
STS
M 4,
15, 17
• STS for Reading/Language Arts (RLA) in
grades 2–11
• STS for Mathematics in grades 2–7
• STS for Algebra I (EOC for grades 7–11)
 If Algebra I course completed in 2009-10 school year
• STS for Geometry (EOC for grades 8–11)
 If Geometry course completed in 2009-10 school year
Students in grades 8 and 9 who are not taking
Algebra I or Geometry courses take NO STS math,
but do take CST math.
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Who Takes the STS?
M 4,
15
• Required for Spanish-speaking English
learners (EL), grades 2–11, who either:
Receive instruction in Spanish; or
Have been enrolled in a school in the
U.S. less than 12 cumulative months.
• Districts may also administer to other
Spanish-speaking ELs in grades 2–11
• Not to be administered to English-only,
I-FEP, or R-FEP students
Q 11
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Multiple-Choice Tests
Receive delivery
Dist. 10–20 days before testing
School 5–10 days before testing
Train
Inventory
Distribute and
track materials
Test
Prepare
materials
Ensure correct
Master File and
SGID
Return for scoring
Dist. 5 days after testing
School 2 days after testing
Pack with
complete labels
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Multiple-Choice Tests
Receive delivery
Prep
answer
Dist. 10–20
days
before testing
Train
documents
School 5–10
days before testing
Inventory
•2010 only
•No copying
Distribute and
Prepare
•Correct
NPS
track materials
materials
code
Test
Ensure correct
Master File and
SGID
Return for scoring
Dist. 5 days after testing
School 2 days after testing
Pack with
complete labels
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Before Multiple-Choice Testing
Answer Documents
M 36, 58
• Use 2010 answer documents only
• Do NOT copy answer documents
• Complete Sections 8 and 9 if not in Pre-ID
• Make sure that students mark only
one circle in Section 8.
• Make sure students mark at least
one circle in Section 9.
• If NPS student not in Pre-ID,
write NPS code in Section 13
(NOT 0000001)
Q 12
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Multiple-Choice Tests
Train
Receive delivery
Dist. 10–20 days before testing
School 5–10 days before testing
Inventory
Distribute and
track materials
Prepare
materials
Correct test to student Ensure correct
Master File and
Breaks atTest
end of part
SGID
•Ethnicity/Race
•Correct
math for
test,scoring
Pack with
Return
version
complete labels
Dist. 5 days after testing
DFA: translate
only after
“T” testing
School 2 days
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During Multiple-Choice Testing
• Use Directions for Administration
(DFAs) correctly
M 50
Read “SAY” boxes exactly as written
Translate boxes with “T” ONLY
(NO questions, prompts, or passages)
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During Multiple-Choice Testing
M 50
• Give correct test booklets and
answer documents to students (e.g.
grade 7 math or Algebra I to grade 7)
• Give breaks only at end of part
• Answer documents
Section 7c for CMA tests taken
Correctly mark Test
Correctly mark Version #
Q 1, 13
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Multiple-Choice Tests
Train
Receive delivery
Dist. 10–20 days before testing
School 5–10 days before testing
Inventory
Distribute and
track materials
Prepare
materials
Paperwork
Ensure correct
•Back
answer
MasterofFile
and
Test
document
SGID
•Void, transcribePack with
Return for scoring
•Master File complete labels
Dist. 5 days after testing
Pack: scorables
School 2 days after testing
vs. nonscorables
•Labels
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After Multiple-Choice Testing
Complete Back of Answer Document
M 34, 63
• A1
 DO NOT complete without CDE notification
• A2 Special Conditions
 “All tests” column removed
• A3 Accommodations and Modifications
 “All tests” column removed
 “P” student used an audio CD presentation has
been removed
• A4 English Learner Test Variations
 No change
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CAPA
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M 14
Performance-based, one-on-one test
Student must have an IEP
IEP specifies CAPA and Level
For students with significant cognitive
disabilities unable to take the CSTs even with
accommodations and/or modifications or the
CMA with accommodations
• Do not take STS
• Answer document if not in Pre-ID:
 Ensure correct CAPA Level
is marked in 7a
Q9
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CAPA
Observers
M 48
• Districts must double rate at a minimum of ten
percent (10%) of the CAPA students per level /
per site
• Double ratings are randomly selected
• Observers must mark Observer and sign the
answer document
Q 14
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Preparing To Administer the CAPA
Observers must mark
sections
1 - Name, etc.
3 - Date of Birth
5 - Name
6 - Gender
7a - CAPA Level
7b - Grade
11 - Student ID
12 - SSID
January 2010
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After Testing
• Transcribe braille and large print
(or not processed)
• Write VOID on any answer
document(s), with marks,
not to be scored; return
with nonscorables
Q 15
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M 40,
55, 57,
63
After Testing
M 64, 93
Master File Sheets
• Return with each school and district
• Required:
Write “0” (zero), no blanks
If not tested, note that school did not test
Q 16
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After Testing
Pack and Return
• Return all documents within an
administration in same shipment
• Separate scorables (with SGID) from
nonscorables
• NPS documents
Under SGID with 0000001 code
With district materials
• Return Home/Hospital with student’s
school NOT NPS
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M 40, 64
Complete Labels Correctly
Both
district
and
school
counts
required
Q 17
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Questions and Answers
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Summary
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What’s New?
Responsibilities, including training
Writing tests
CSTs
CMA
STS
Multiple-choice tests in general
CAPA
After testing
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Questions
Quiz Answers
1. B
2. D
3. C
4. A
5. A
6. A
7. A
8. A
9. D
10. C
11. B
12. B
13. D
14. D
15. D
16. B
17. C
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For more information, go to:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/
http://www.startest.org/
Or call the STAR Technical Assistance Center
800-955-2954
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